Bow rest and clamping device.



H. B. WHITE.

BOW REST AND CLAMPING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12. I915.

Patented May 15, 1917.

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H. B. WHITE.

BOW REST AND CLAMPING DEVICE.

APPLlCATlON FILEID JULY 12. 1915.

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Patented May 15, 1917.

HARRY :8. WHITE, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TOTI-IE GILLIAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CANTON, OHIO,

A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BOW nns'r AND CLAMPING :onvicn.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY B. WHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Bow Rest and Clamping Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for supporting and clamping the bows of a vehicle top in a folded position.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved bow rest and clamping device which may be readily attached to a vehicle, and which may be adjusted for folding tops of various sizes.

A further object is to provide a bow rest of the character referred to which may be easily and readily clamped or unclamped.

A still further object is to provide a simple, inexpensive and-efficient device of the charaacter referred to. I

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, size and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view partly in section of a bow rest constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the section.

Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of a portion of the clamping means.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of how rest.

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the same.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 8 is a section on line 7-7, Fig. 5.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Referring .more especially to the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the numeral 1 indicates the usual supporting rod, which is connected to and depends from the ordinary bracket provided on automo- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 191?.

Application filed July 12, 1915. Serial No. 39,218.

biles and other vehicles for the purpose of supporting the bow rest. The split conical collar 2 is mounted upon the screw threaded portion 3 of the rod and together with the nut 4 is utilized for the purpose of attaching the supporting rod 1 to the usual bracket (not shown) upon the vehicle. It will, of course, be understood that the conical collar 2 may be used as shown in the drawings or may be inverted toaccommodate different forms of brackets. As all of these parts are of the ordinary construction and have no specific bearing upon the invention disclosed herein, it is not thought necessary to further describe these parts in detail.

The lower extremity of the supporting rod 1 is provided. with a horizontal arm 5 which is preferably formed integral with the rod 1. Adjustably mounted for lateral movement upon the arm 5 of the supporting rod is the bracket 6, the upper face of said bracket being channeled and provided with 'a pad 7, of leather or similar material which may be attached thereto as by rivets 8, thus forming a rest upon which the lowermost bow of the vehicle top will be located when the top is in the folded position. A set screw 9 is located through the bracket for the purpose of attaching the bracket, in any desired position upon the horizontal arm 5.

The bracket 6 is provided with the upwardly extending webs 10 provided at their upper extremities with the tubular portion 11. The clamping rod 12 is provided at its lower extremity with the screw threaded portion 13 upon which is located an internally screw threaded collar 14, said collar being provided with notches 15 adapted to receive the tangs 16 which are provided upon the upper extremity of the internally screw threaded sleeve coupling 17, which is located upon the screw threaded portion 13 of the clamping rod and abuts the underside of the collar 14, said sleeve coupling be ing slidably mounted within the tubular portion of the bracket. A resilient member, preferably a split spring washer 18, is provided around the sleeve coupling between the collar 14 and the tubular portion of the bracket.

The upper end of the rod 12 is preferably bent or curved outwardly to form a horizontal arm 19 on which is adj ustably mounted the clamp 20. This clamp preferably comprises a collar 21 and the curved plate 20 formed integral therewith and arranged in an inverted position. A pad 22 of leather or equivalent material is provided upon the inner curved face of the clamp.

The lower extremity of the sleeve coupling 17 is bifurcated to receive the upper end of an L-shaped link 23 which is pivoted thereto by means of a pin 2%, the opposite extremity thereof being pivoted by means of a pin 25 intermediate the extremities of the, curved lever 26, said lever being preferably bifurcated as at 27 to receive the link 23 and pivoted to the webs 10 of the bracket by means of a pin 28.

When it is desired to clamp the bows of the vehicle top, the lever 26 is thrown downwardly and into the position shown in Fig. 3 raising the clamping rod 12, the clamping rod may then be rotated'moving the clamp 20 out of vertical alinement with the rest 7, as shown in Fig. l, and the bows may be lowered upon the rest 7 in the usual manner, the lever 26 is then operated moving the clamping rod into the position .shown in Fig. 1 and clamping the bows as indicated in dotted lines at A in said figure.

In the form of the device shown in Figs. 5 to 8, inclusive of the drawings, a tubular member 29 is provided to retain the working parts of the clamp, said tubular member taking the place of the supporting rod. The tubular member 29 is provided at its upper extremity with the socket 30, said socket being preferably located tangentially to said tubular member as best shown in Fig. 7, the reason for this construction being illustrated in said figure. The socket is arranged to receive the extremity of a suitable bracket 31, a screw or its equivalent 32'being passed through the outer extremity of the socket member for the purpose of retaining the bow rest upon said bracket and by locating the socket as shown the screw head is located out of the path of the bows.

A screw threaded collar 1 1 is mounted upon the screw threaded portion 13 of the clamping rod 12, an internally screw threaded sleeve coup-ling 17 being mounted upon the screw threaded portion of said clamping rod. The sleeve coupling is slidably mounted within the sleeve 11 said sleeve being rigidly connected within the tubular member 29 by means of av screw or its equivalent 33. A resilient member 18 is interposed between the upper extremity of the sleeve 11 and the collar 14?.

The upper extremity of the clamping rod 12 is provided with a horizontal arm 19 upon which is mounted the clamp 2O provided with the pad 22. A bracket 6 is formed at the lower extremity of the tubular member 29, the upper face of said bracket being channeled and provided with a pad 7 of leather or similar material,

forming a rest upon which the lowermost bow of the vehicle top will be located when the top is in the folded position.

The lower extremity of the sleeve coupling 17 is bifurcated to receive the upper end of the L-shaped link 23 which is pivoted thereto by means of a pin 2%, the opposite extremity thereof being pivoted by means of a pin 25 intermediate the extremities of the lever 26, said lever being preferably bifurcated at 27 to receive the link 23 and pivoted to the webs 1O provided at the lower extremity of the tubular member by means of a pin 28.

The interior of the tubular member 29 is hexagonal in order to prevent rotation of the collar lt as best shown in Fig. 8 and as shown in Fig. 7 the upper extremity of the upper aperture of the tubular member is elongated as shown at 3ft, thus allowing a slight play of the upper extremity of the clamping rod 12 when in the open position. It will, of course, be understood that the operation of this form of the clamp is the same as the operation of the other form above described.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of two members, one movable and the other stationary, arranged to support and clamp a set of bows between them, means for operating said movable member, the said means including a lever pivotally connected to said stationary member at one side of said movable member, and a link pivotally connected at its opposite ends to said lever and to the extremity of said movable member and a spring interposed between said members and arranged to be compressed when the lever is moved into operative position.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a boW rest member,-a tubular member supported thereby, a clamp ing member arranged to cooperate with said rest member and having a post movably supported with relation to said rest member, a collar adjustably mounted upon said post, a sleeve coupling adjustably mounted upon said post and movable with said collar, said sleeve coupling slidably mounted within said tubular member, a resilient member interposed between said collar and said tubular member and means for operating said clamping member, said means including a lever pivotally connected to said rest member and a link pivotally connected at its opposite ends to said lever and to the extremity of said movable member.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a bow rest member, a tubular member supported thereby, a clamping member arranged to cooperate with said rest member and having a post movably supported with relation to said rest member,

a collar adjustably mounted upon said post, a sleeve coupling adjustably mounted upon said post and movable with said collar, said sleeve coupling slidably mounted within said tubular member, means for operating said clamping member, the said means including a lever pivotally connected to said rest member and a link pivotally connected at its opposite ends to said lever and to the extremity of said sleeve coupling and a spring interposed between said collar and said tubular portion and arranged to be compressed when the lever is moved into operative position.

4:. In a device of the character described, the combination of a bow rest, a tubular member supported thereby, a clamping member arranged to cooperate with said rest member and having a post movably supported with relation to said rest member, said post being provided with a screw threaded extremity, an internally screw threaded collar mounted upon said screw threaded extremity, an internally screw threaded sleeve coupling mounted upon said screw threaded extremity and movable with said collar, said sleeve coupling slidably mounted within said tubular member and means for operating said clamping member, said means including a lever pivotally connected to said rest member and a link pivotally connected at its opposite ends to said lever and to said sleeve coupling and a spring interposed between said collar and said tubular member and arranged to be compressed when the lever is moved into operative position.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a tubular member, abow rest member mounted thereon, a clamping member arranged to cooperate with said rest member and having a post movably supported within said tubular member, a collar rotatably connected upon said post, means for preventing said collar from rotating with relation to said tube, a resilient member interposed between said tubular member and said collar, a lever pivotally connected to said rest member, and a link pivotally connected at its opposite ends to said lever and to the extremity of said post.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a bow rest member, a tubular member supported thereby, a clamping member arranged to cooperate with said rest member, and having a post movably supported with relation to said rest member, said post being provided with a screw threaded extremity, an internally screw threaded collar mounted upon said screw threaded extremity, an internally screw threaded sleeve coupling mounted upon said screw threaded extremity and movable with said collar, said sleeve coupling slidably mounted within said tubular member, and means for operating said movable member, the means including a lever pivotally connected to said stationary member at one side of said movable member, and a link pivotally connected at its opposite ends to said lever and to the extremity of said movable member and a spring interposed between said members and ;ar ranged to be compressed when the lever is moved into operative position.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY B. WHITE.

Witnesses:

S. G. ZIMMERMAN, P. K. DAVIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

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